tympany
Abdomen sounds hollow
Tympany is a hollow, drum-like sound produced when a body cavity filled with gas is tapped during medical examination—particularly the distended abdomen.
The term extends to any condition causing such distension.
Figuratively, tympany can mean bombast or empty pomposity, though this use is rare and literary.
Enlargement from pressure
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- abdominalOf the belly region
- peritonitisAbdominal lining inflammation
edema · hepatomegaly · palpation · gastroenterology · effusion · turgid · flatulence · colic
Resembling a percussion instrument
- hollowEmpty within
- reverberatingContinuing to echo
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
- sonorousDeep and full-toned
echoing · vibrant · ringing · deep · full · taut · membrane · acoustic
Exaggerated sense of importance
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
- verbosityUnnecessary word excess
pretension · oratory · inflation · hyperbole · declamation · ranting · speechifying · magniloquence
Tunable orchestral percussion
- kettledrumTunable orchestral drum
- drumheadTaut membrane over cylinder
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- malletSoft-headed striking tool
orchestral · tuning · pedal · copper · bowl-shaped · pitch · strike · roll
distension
Enlargement from pressure
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- ascitesAbdominal cavity fluid accumulation
- abdominalOf the belly region
peritonitis · edema · hepatomegaly · palpation · gastroenterology · effusion · turgid · flatulence · colic · intestinal
drumlike
Resembling a percussion instrument
- hollowEmpty within
- reverberatingContinuing to echo
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
sonorous · echoing · vibrant · ringing · deep · full · taut · membrane · acoustic · tonal
pomposity
Exaggerated sense of importance
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
verbosity · pretension · oratory · inflation · hyperbole · declamation · ranting · speechifying · magniloquence · fustian
timpani
Tunable orchestral percussion
- kettledrumTunable orchestral drum
- drumheadTaut membrane over cylinder
- membraneThin tissue sheet
mallet · orchestral · tuning · pedal · copper · bowl-shaped · pitch · strike · roll · beat
tympanyascites
Abdominal cavity fluid accumulation
edema · effusion · consolidation · tumor · hepatomegaly
tympanyplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
restraint · understatement · simplicity · modesty · terseness
- tensor tympaniMuscle tensing the eardrum
- scala tympaniLower cochlear canal
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